These ministers had been sitting for such a long time, but this was the first time the Queen Mother spoke, and it was to Gu Qingsheng, which was a great honor.
Gu Qingsheng lowered his eyes, sat down beside the Queen Mother, and smiled harmlessly.
"grandmother."
Some people in the crowd were amazed
"I didn't expect that the princess has changed so much during this time. I am really surprised."
There were also those ladies who laughed and said
"Yes, it's been a long time since I've seen such beautiful colors in Jinjing City. It reminds me of the late princess..."
"Shut up! What nonsense are you talking about!"
The minister beside her reminded the woman, and the woman looked at Lin awkwardly and shut up again.
Pretending not to hear what was said, Lin smiled, but her hands had already been curled up and clenched tightly under her sleeves.
The queen coughed and gave way to the awkward situation.
"The current Duan Wang Consort is also very virtuous and has kept the Duan Wang Mansion in perfect order. Moreover, the princess and the prince are both growing up well, and the prince has made military achievements. The Duan Wang has a successor."
This sentence successfully broke the ice at the scene. When someone praised Gu Fengnan, Prince Duan happily raised his glass.
"It's only right for my son to serve his country."
“It’s such a pity.”
A female voice interrupted at the right moment, and the huge martial arts arena fell silent. Although the martial arts test had not yet begun, a circle of people were already sitting in the middle of the arena. It was so quiet that even a pin drop could be heard.
Gu Qingsheng looked towards the entrance of the martial arts arena. First, a young eunuch holding a whisk came to the entrance and said loudly:
"Noble Concubine Ning has arrived—"
Ever since Concubine Ning had a miscarriage last time, she has been staying in the palace to take care of the baby and rarely goes out. Even the Empress Dowager has exempted her from paying respects. Every day, she eats, drinks and sleeps in the palace. From this perspective, she looks quite plump.
Her belly was slightly bulging, and she was stroking it with one hand while holding a round fan with the other. Her smiling eyes were like a flower bud about to bloom.
"Why are you here?"
When the Emperor saw Concubine Ning coming, he hurried over to support her.
"I told you to take good care of yourself, but you didn't listen. Why did you come here?"
Although she was complaining, her tone was not malicious at all. Concubine Ning looked at the emperor shyly.
"I've been nursing it for several months now, and the pregnancy is stable. It's been really boring staying in the palace. I heard there's a martial arts exam today, so I thought I'd come over to see what's going on."
"Could it be that the Emperor doesn't allow it?"
The two people were talking here as if no one was around. The ministers all lowered their heads as if they couldn't hear. The empress dowager glanced at them indifferently, then turned her eyes away without saying anything.
"Mother!"
Gu Miao was even more anxious than the queen, and frantically pulled at the queen's sleeves and shook them.
Like the Queen, she also disliked Concubine Ning since she was very young.
After hesitating for a long time, perhaps because the scene was too dazzling, the queen finally coughed softly.
"Your Majesty, the ministers are waiting."
"And Imperial Concubine, just now I was saying that Prince Duan's Mansion was perfect, but you seemed to have some different opinions."
When he said this, he glanced at Gu Qingsheng aimlessly, as if he wanted to see her expression.
"Of course."
Concubine Ning was supported by the emperor and sat down on the main seat. She sighed and faced Lin's eyes.
"What I mean is that the Prince Duan's Mansion is good, both the people and the things are good, but the population is too sparse. There is only one little princess and the prince in the entire Prince Duan Mansion. Is there some..."
It is said that Prince Duan is loyal and devoted to his late wife, so he has no wives or concubines in his mansion. He only has two children, Gu Qingsheng and Gu Fengnan. Even though Lin was later promoted to a co-wife, she still had no children.
Lin's face turned ugly, and she couldn't refute anything. She could only pull the corners of her mouth to make an indifferent and awkward smile.
"It's a nice day, why are you talking about this?"
The Queen Mother glanced at Concubine Ning with a cold expression.
"If you're not feeling well, just stay in the palace. It's already this late and you're still not walking around."
"Queen Mother, speak up."
At the right time, Gu Qingsheng interrupted and looked at Concubine Ning's belly with a smile.
"I had a dream a while ago. I dreamed that the imperial concubine was giving birth to a little prince."
"And the little prince is so cute and smart. I was so happy when he woke up."
As he said this, he took out a small bag from his pocket.
"I was not only happy at the time, but also felt that the dream had a prophetic effect, so when I woke up, I quickly made a gift for the child. I hope your Majesty will not despise it."
The Queen Mother's eyes widened with laughter when she heard Gu Qingsheng talk about this dream. Now, seeing her take out the gift, she immediately smiled and said
"Changle is really thoughtful. If it really is a prince, that would be great. Many princesses have been born in the palace in the past two years. It's time for a prince."
The Queen Mother was also very much looking forward to the child in Concubine Ning's belly, otherwise she would not have turned a blind eye to no matter how outrageous Concubine Ning did during her pregnancy.
"Oh, you said, the princess even prepared a gift for him."
Concubine Ning's face flickered. She took the cloth bag from the eunuch and took out the safety lock in front of everyone.
A strange light flashed from the lock core, and even the emperor glanced sideways.
The gem sparkled in the sunlight, with colorful light flowing inside. The emperor recognized it at a glance.
"Is this the Da Qi Gem?"
He took the safety lock in his hand and looked at it. The golden dragon above the gem leaped up and the emperor's brows lit up.
"How come Changle has this thing?"
“I got it by chance.”
Gu Qingsheng replied
"I didn't use this thing much after I got it, so I thought of making it for the little prince."
The emperor was visibly happy, and before he could say anything, the eunuch came over to report
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Master has arrived."
Hand the safety lock to Concubine Ning
"Xuan."
Led by the eunuch, Xu Qingyi walked in.
The moment he came in, there were only gasps in the room, and the ladies' eyes were glued to Xu Qingyi.
Xu Qingyi was indeed very wonderful today. He usually liked light colors, but today he rarely wore a black robe.
This heavy color is more conspicuous against his fair skin, and his solemn and serious appearance makes the expression on his face even more brilliant.
She still looked calm and just nodded slightly to the emperor, then was led by the eunuch to sit aside.
"Why is the Imperial Master a little late today?"
Everyone's attention was focused on Xu Qingyi's face, and the gift given by Gu Qingsheng just now was not very important.
"The little monk stole my spotlight. What should I do?"
Miao Lanlan clicked her tongue, expressing her dissatisfaction with Xu Qingyi's arrival at this time.
Taking his eyes off Xu Qingyi, Gu Qingsheng lowered his eyebrows.
"No problem."
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